Are you struggling with milk supply?
You’re not alone. Breastfeeding is not for the fainthearted and having low milk supply can break your heart. Luckily there are things you can do to help, like pumping, staying hydrated and eating delicious cookies. Too good to be true? Try this gluten free lactose free recipe for lactation cookies and hopefully they work for you too!
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Batch: Makes approximately 20 cookies
Preheat your oven to 170 degrees celsius or 338 degrees Farenheit
Ingredients
1 cup self raising gluten free flour (or normal self raising if you aren’t gluten free)
1/2 cup coconut oil
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
4 tablespoons of water
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons of brewers yeast – key ingredient do not substitute
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 & 1/2 cups gluten free oats (or normal rolled oats if you aren’t gluten free)
now go crazy…
1/2 cup of your favourite cookie filling such as nuts or choc chips. We added raisins and cranberries which works well with this recipe!
Method
1. Whisk the coconut oil and sugar well
2. Beat an egg with vanilla and add to the mixture
3. Make a mixture of the flaxseed and water and leave to the side for 5 minutes before adding them to the mixture
4. Add the flour, cinnamon and brewers yeast, mix well
5. Stir in the oats and your chosen additional ingredients
6. Roll the mixture into small balls on a greased baking tray, flatten them slightly
7. Bake for 12-14 minutes depending on how crunchy you like your cookies
8. Enjoy
Let us know in the comments if these worked as well for you, good luck!
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